BEE COUNTY – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas’ Bee County and the Bee Soil and Water Conservation District invite the public to attend their 2014 Local Working Group (LWG) meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 20, at First National Bank, Beeville.

The purpose of this annual LWG meeting is to set local conservation priorities and bring conservation stakeholders together to discuss conservation topics and issues relevant to helping Bee County farmers and ranchers better conserve on-farm natural resources.

The agenda of the meeting is to update attendees on recent conservation efforts and to collect public input to help guide future conservation activities.

For more information, contact Matthew Dorsett, District Conservationist, at (361)358-3343, EXT. 3 For more information, visit the NRCS Web site at http://www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov/.